Video: Nobody Likes A Goblin Cartoonist Ben Hatke Breathes Fire, Is More Interesting Than the Rest of Humanity

In celebration of Children’s Book Week, cartoonist Ben Hatke is taking the opportunity to let us know the cost of letting your inner child grow up (hint: you’ll probably watch a lot of Netflix instead of breathing fire, juggling, shooting arrows or bounding through the countryside on stilts). The mind behind Zita the Spacegirl, Little Robot and the upcoming Nobody Likes a Goblin gives a colorful look into his process and why he’s more interesting than the other 90% of humanity. He intones, “hopefully by noon, I’m in a story world,” but we’re pretty sure Hatke permanently lives in one.

Check out a preview of his upcoming graphic novel, Nobody Likes a Goblin below, courtesy First Second Books.